July 24, 2006
Michael Mewhinney
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: (650) 604-3937/9000
E-mail: mmewhiney@mail.arc.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 06_53AR
NASA CO-SPONSORS SPACE 2006 CONFERENCE IN SILICON VALLEY
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., is partnering with
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force to bring the Space 2006
Conference and Exposition to Silicon Valley for the first time this
September.
Organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA), the conference will be held Sept. 19 to 21, 2006 at the San
Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
Conference co-chairs are: S. Pete Worden, director, NASA Ames Research
Center; Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel, commander, U.S. Air Force Space
and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles; and Joanne Maguire,
executive vice president, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.,
Sunnyvale, Calif.
Under the theme “The Value Proposition for Space: Security,
Prosperity, Discovery,” the conference will explore the importance of
space access and exploration for civil, commercial, security and
scientific purposes, as well as the associated science, technologies,
logistics and economics. Panel discussions and technical sessions
featuring government, industry and academic experts will address
topics such as, “The New Race for Commercial Value in Space,”
“Emerging Entrepreneurs and Their Business Cases,” “Space Partnering
Initiatives,” and “Technologies to Enable Global Security.”
Approximately 1,000 representatives from government, industry and
academia are expected to attend the three-day event, and more than 50
organizations and companies are expected to exhibit.
During the conference, Education Alley, a special interactive exhibit
hall for local K-12 students and teachers, will feature educational
science and technology exhibits, demonstrations and presentations.
More than 3,000 students are expected to participate.
AIAA’s premier annual space conference, Space 2006 serves as a venue
for senior government and industry leaders and technologists.
Headquartered in suburban Washington, DC, AIAA serves over 35,000
members in 65 regional sections and 79 countries. AIAA membership is
drawn from all levels of industry, academia, private research
organizations and government and focuses on emerging technologies in
aviation, space and defense. Founded in 1939, NASA Ames Research
Center is one of the nation's premiere research laboratories. Located
in California's Silicon Valley, NASA Ames is home to a dynamic cadre
of world-class scientists and engineers conducting mission-enabling,
cutting-edge research and technology development in support of NASA's
missions and the Vision for Space Exploration.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 135,000
people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced
technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported
2005 sales of $37.2 billion. Lockheed Martin is the corporate sponsor
for this year’s conference. Space News is the official conference
media sponsor.
The Space and Missile Systems Center is the technical center of
excellence for researching, developing and acquiring military space
systems.
For more information about the conference, or to register, please
visit:
www.aiaa.org/events/space
For information about NASA and agency programs, please visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
For additional media contacts:
Lockheed Martin: Lynn Fisher, 408-742-7606, lynn.m.fisher@lmco.com
AIAA: Sharon Grace, 703-264-7532, sharong@aiaa.org
Space & Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base: JoAdail
Stephenson, 301-653-2371, joadail.stephenson@losangeles.af.mil
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